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. 2017 Jul 20;145(12):2458–2465. doi: 10.1017/S0950268817001480

Table 2.

Total number of hantavirus positive sera in each study group

Study group Total number of positive samples Seroprevalance (%) 95% Confidence Intervals
Group 1 (random blood donors) 10 3·3 1·6–6·0
Group 2 (Pet rat owners) 27 34·1 23·9–45·7
Group 3 (occupational exposure to pet rats) 4 2·4 0·6–5·9
Group 4 (occupational exposure to wild rats – Farmers) 2 1·7 0·2–5·9
Group 4 (Occupational exposure to wild rats – Waste water workers) 2 2·9 0·3–9·9
Group 4 (Occupational exposure to wild rats – Pest control workers) 3 2·8 0·6–8·0
Group 4 (total) 7 2·4 1·0–4·8